> - if you are a git user, and got it that way, just use the git name, and > use "git describe" to get it.> > So my current head is called "v2.6.23-6562-g8add244" which tells you > three things:> (a) it's based on 2.6.23> (b) there's been 6562 commits since 2.6.23> (c) the top-of-tree abbreviated commit is "8add244".

Bingo. git-describe is what I was looking for. It's more accurate to useas a reference even after rcN come out. My current cloned tree of yourssez:

v2.6.23-6562-g8add244

One more small git question: I keep a separate tree for unionfs, which Irebase often based on your tree. But my tree sez:

$ git-describev2.6.21-rc1-22880-g3a1848d

"v2.6.21-rc1"? What am I missing (some tags I forgot to pull?) Why isn'tgit-describe saying that I'm based on your latest tree?